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Performance data generating apparatus and method and storage medium

a technology of performance data and generating apparatus, applied in the field of performance data generating apparatus and method, can solve the problems of mechanical expressionless performance, user is at a loss what expressions to add, and it is difficult to select parameters for adding his favorite expressions and determine parameter values

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-03-09
YAMAHA CORP
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Benefits of technology

It is another object of the present invention to provide a performance data generating apparatus and method which enables even a beginner to add a variety of expressions to music using simple operations, as well as a storage medium that stores a program for executing the method.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a performance data generating apparatus and method which is capable of automatically editing various control parameters for a performance such as temporally changing parameters for tempo, timing, or the like, a volume parameter, and musical interval parameters for pitch and the like to enable even a beginner to add a variety of expressions to music using simple operations, as well as a storage medium that stores a program for executing the method.

Problems solved by technology

Composing MIDI data only of musical note information may result in mechanical expressionless performances.
Further, with more types of expressions, a user is at a loss what expressions to add unless an automatic addition system is developed.
With the conventional performance data generating apparatus or parameter editing apparatus (1), however, the user himself must select parameters to be modified or added, and particularly if the user is a beginner, it is difficult to select parameters for adding his favorite expressions and to determine parameter values optimal for the expressions.
Moreover, to manually input parameters one by one is cumbersome.
As a result, the user cannot add a variety of performance expressions using simple operations.
This task is difficult for beginners to perform.

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embodiment 1

First, "Embodiment 1" will be explained, which adds expressions mainly using as specific performance parameters, temporal musical tone control information such as tempo change, gate time, or tone generation start timing (sounding, start timing) (other specific examples of performance parameters include a musical interval parameter (hereinafter referred to as "interval parameter") and a volume parameter).

[Summary of System Functions]

FIG. 2 shows an outline of functions provided by the performance data generating (automatic parameter editing) system. The functions of the system are comprised of an original performance data capturing block AB for capturing original performance data OD, an expression adding block EB for adding temporal expressions to the original performance data supplied by the block AB by mainly using tempo conversion, an expression adding module EM that stores expression addition rules and manners corresponding to various expressions supplied to the expression adding...

embodiment 2

Next, "Embodiment 2" will be described, which adds expressions mainly using the volume parameter as a specific performance parameter (the specific performance parameter may also be other performance parameters such as the interval parameter). FIGS. 20 and 21 show flow charts useful in explaining an outline of functions of the expression adding module of the system shown in FIG. 2, in terms of automatic parameter editing and as a process flow executed by the CPU 1. First, the outline will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21, and specific examples (A) to (K) of "Embodiment 2" will then be described with reference to FIGS. 22 to 38.

An automatic parameter editing apparatus according to the present embodiment principally executes the following control processes:

[1] A parameter changing process of analyzing supplied performance data, then based on results of the analysis, selecting a parameter to be changed and determining how the parameter is to be changed, and then applying a...

embodiment 3

Further examples (a) to (e) according to the present invention will be explained below as "Embodiment 3".

(a) "Slightly Increase Interval for Accented Tone"

In general, to express an accent, mainly the volume is emphasized, but more natural expressions can be achieved if expressions are added so as to further change the interval to simulate live performance expressions. Besides the accent, performance expressions in general that are said to change the volume actually often involve changes in the interval. Thus, it is desirable that a performance symbol that instructs a volume changing process should also instruct an interval changing process. Therefore, in an example of the present invention, when an accent is detected from note data, a temporal change in volume as well as a temporal change in interval are calculated so that addition of expressions can be performed based on these changes.

FIG. 39 is a flow chart showing an example of a process for slightly increasing the interval of an...

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Abstract

There are provided a performance data generating apparatus and method which is capable of automatically converting original performance data providing an expressionless performance into performance data that enable a variety of musically excellent performances, by means of a novel expression adding converter using various modularized rules and procedures to add expressions based on temporal changes such as tempo and timing, as well as a storage medium that stores a program for executing the method. Performance data are supplied, characteristic information is obtained from the supplied performance data, generating method information is stored which corresponds to predetermined characteristic information and representative of at least one method of generating musical tone control information, generating method information corresponding to the obtained characteristic information is obtained from the stored generating method information, the musical tone control information from the obtained characteristic information and generating method information corresponding to the obtained characteristic information is obtained, and the generated musical tone control information is added to the supplied performance data.

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1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to a performance data generating apparatus and method which generate performance data with expressions applied, as well as a storage medium storing a program for executing the method, and in particular, to a performance data generating apparatus and method having an automatic parameter editing function of automatically editing, based on characteristics of supplied performance data, values of parameters for adding various expressions to the performance data, as well as a storage medium storing a program for executing the method.2. Prior ArtComposing MIDI data only of musical note information may result in mechanical expressionless performances. To obtain performance outputs with a variety of expressions such as more natural performance, beautiful performance, vivid performance, or peculiar individualistic performance, various musical expressions or instrumental impressions have to be added as control data. Systems for adding vari...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G10H7/00G10H1/46G10H1/00
CPCG10H7/002G10H2210/225G10H2210/385G10H2240/311
Inventor NISHIMOTO, TETSUOKAKISHITA, MASAHIROTOHGI, YUTAKAKITAYAMA, TORUIWAMOTO, TOSHIYUKISUZUKI, NORIOIYATOMI, AKANEYAMAUCHI, AKIRA
Owner YAMAHA CORP
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